On This Day

Sunday, September 20, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 107 47 .695 --
Red Sox 86 68 .558 21.0
Blue Jays 83 73 .532 25.0
Orioles 78 77 .503 29.5
Devil Rays 62 92 .403 45.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 87 67 .565 --
White Sox 75 80 .484 12.5
Royals 71 83 .461 16.0
Twins 66 89 .426 21.5
Tigers 61 95 .391 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 83 72 .535 --
Angels 83 72 .535 0.0
Mariners 72 82 .468 10.5
Athletics 71 84 .458 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 101 56 .643 --
Mets 88 69 .561 13.0
Phillies 72 83 .465 28.0
Expos 62 94 .397 38.5
Marlins 51 105 .327 49.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 99 58 .631 --
Cubs 87 70 .554 12.0
Cardinals 79 77 .506 19.5
Reds 73 83 .468 25.5
Brewers 72 84 .462 26.5
Pirates 69 86 .445 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 96 61 .611 --
Giants 83 72 .535 12.0
Dodgers 79 77 .506 16.5
Rockies 75 82 .478 21.0
D'backs 62 95 .395 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 3
1 Albert Belle 3
1 Bret Boone 3
1 Shawn Green 3
1 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bret Boone 3
2 Ron Gant 2
2 Richard Hidalgo 2
4 Manny Aybar 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bret Boone 6
2 Ron Gant 4
3 Einar Diaz 3
3 Mo Vaughn 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Shane Andrews 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kent Mercker 999.00
2 Shawn Estes 3.33
3 Kevin Brown 2.00
4 Al Leiter 1.50
5 Darryl Kile 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Manny Aybar 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Bruce Chen 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shawn Estes 10
2 Bartolo Colon 9
2 Dustin Hermanson 9
2 Al Leiter 9
2 Benj Sampson 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .356
2 John Olerud .354
3 Dante Bichette .336
4 Mo Vaughn .335
5 Bernie Williams .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 65
2 Sammy Sosa 63
3 Ken Griffey 53
4 Greg Vaughn 49
5 Albert Belle 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 154
1 Sammy Sosa 154
3 Albert Belle 145
4 Manny Ramirez 141
5 Vinny Castilla 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 63
2 Tony Womack 55
3 Kenny Lofton 54
4 Craig Biggio 49
5 Shannon Stewart 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.24
2 Kevin Brown 2.36
3 Al Leiter 2.40
4 Tom Glavine 2.53
5 Roger Clemens 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 20
2 Roger Clemens 19
2 David Cone 19
2 Rick Helling 19
2 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 321
2 Curt Schilling 293
3 Kevin Brown 255
4 Roger Clemens 245
4 Pedro Martinez 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 51
2 Rod Beck 49
3 Jeff Shaw 44
4 Tom Gordon 42
4 2 others tied 42

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .468
1 Dmitri Young .468
3 Glenallen Hill .455
4 Cliff Floyd .438
5 Quinton McCracken .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Ramirez 9
2 Bret Boone 6
2 Carlos Delgado 6
4 Jeromy Burnitz 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Guillen 19
1 Manny Ramirez 19
3 Ken Griffey 18
4 Albert Belle 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 7
2 Tony Fernandez 6
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Kenny Lofton 6
2 Omar Vizquel 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.37
2 Tony Saunders 0.69
3 Mike Hampton 0.79
4 John Smoltz 0.82
5 Chris Peters 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Manny Aybar 3
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Paul Byrd 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 37
2 Kevin Brown 28
3 David Cone 27
4 Pedro Martinez 26
5 3 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 7
2 John Franco 6
3 Rod Beck 5
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 Robert Person 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .483
2 Mike Piazza .426
3 Barry Larkin .424
4 Albert Belle .404
5 Juan Gonzalez .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Ramirez 16
2 Sammy Sosa 15
3 Mark McGwire 14
4 Ken Griffey 11
5 7 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 40
2 Albert Belle 36
3 Juan Gonzalez 33
3 Ken Griffey 33
3 2 others tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 15
2 Omar Vizquel 11
3 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Andruw Jones 10
3 Shannon Stewart 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.14
2 Roger Clemens 1.40
3 Mike Hampton 1.43
4 Steve Parris 1.94
5 Miguel Batista 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 6
2 Al Leiter 5
2 John Smoltz 5
4 Brian Anderson 4
4 19 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 72
2 Roger Clemens 54
3 Pedro Martinez 49
4 Kevin Brown 48
5 Curt Schilling 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 12
2 John Franco 11
3 Trevor Hoffman 10
4 Juan Acevedo 9
4 4 others tied 9